Acting Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia Hayk Chobanyan today received the delegation led by US Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Armenia Lynne Tracy.

As reported the Ministry of High-Tech Industry, the acting minister greeted the guests and stated that the meeting serves as an opportunity to resume cooperation between the US Embassy in Armenia and the Ministry of High-Tech Industry.

Chobanyan attached importance to the existing cooperation and mentioned that the US government has provided great support to the development of the IT sector in the 2000s, especially through the assistance of the Armenian American community.

The acting minister introduced the Ambassador to the Industrial City Plan, touched upon the Engineering City Project and invited the Ambassador to pay a joint visit in the near future. He also attached importance to the role of the USAID in the development of high-tech industry.

Ambassador Tracy expressed gratitude for the reception and congratulated the Armenian government and people on the successful holding of the elections. Tracy informed that the US is willing to support Armenia to create an eco-system for high-tech firms.

At the end of the meeting, Chobanyan invited the Ambassador to attend the technological week events to be held in Armenia in October 2021.